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cambyses

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
cam-by-ses
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Old Persian male given name, particularly borne by Achaemenid kings of Persia.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Καμβῡ́σης (Kambū́sēs).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Questions

What does cambyses mean?
An Old Persian male given name, particularly borne by Achaemenid kings of Persia.
Where does cambyses come from?
From Ancient Greek Καμβῡ́σης (Kambū́sēs).

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